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March 2020
Lenten Taizé Weekend
Facilitated by Bernie Carroll SJ, & Dan Leckman SJ Following the Taizé monastic pattern of morning, noon and evening prayer. The Taizé weekend provides input and the opportunity of group sharing. There are times of silence. Read the brochure here. Fees reflect live-in ($260) or commuting ($160) options. Commuting means that retreatants participate in the retreat day, go home overnight, and come back in the morning; commuter fees do not include breakfast. There will be no lodging rooms available for…
Find out more »A Taste of Diversity
Loyola House presents “The Taste of Diversity” – featuring three dinners from around the world. Dates include: March 25 June 3 November 18 We’ll post the themes shortly. Mass will be at 5pm and dinner at 6pm. Tickets are $60 ea dinner or $150 for all three! Space is limited, so order your tickets soon! Call 519 824 1250 ext 241 or email officecoordinator@ignatiusguelph.ca.
Les Misérables: A Lenten Retreat
Facilitated by Dan Leckman, SJ This guided weekend retreat will use the movie/musical “Les Misérables” to help us explore the grace of God alongside our fallen state or brokenness and the opportunities we have for redemption. Read the brochure here. Fees reflect live-in ($260) or commuting ($160) options. Commuting means that retreatants participate in the retreat day, go home overnight, and come back in the morning; commuter fees do not include breakfast. There will be no lodging rooms available for…
Find out more »A Retreat with Jonah
Three Days in the Whale Facilitated by Greg Kennedy, SJ NEW! Through a prayerful, playful exploration of the book of Jonah, we’ll journey with its antihero as he flees himself, his God, and his own happiness. Like Jonah, we’ll enter the belly of the beast of our own narcissism, hoping to exit wiser and more compassionate. Read more about this retreat here. Fees reflect live-in ($260) or commuting ($160) options. Commuting means that retreatants participate in the retreat day, go home overnight, and come back…
Find out more »April 2020
Holy Week Retreat
The 8-Day Directed Retreat provides you with individual direction in an environment of silence and prayer. A spiritual director meets with you each day, listens as you share your prayer experiences, helps you reflect on them and discover the path God is revealing to you. This facilitates a deepening of your relationships with God. In this Holy Week, you will also have the opportunity to make the Stations of the Cosmos and the Stations of the Cross with a guide.…
Find out more »Easter Triduum Retreat
This retreat begins at 8pm on Holy Thursday with the celebration of the Lord’s Supper and the Washing of the Feet. It includes time for personal and communal prayer as well as the opportunity to attend Triduum services. Spiritual direction is not normally provided for those who come only for the Triduum. It concludes on Easter Sunday morning with a 9am Eucharist followed by 10am Brunch. Read the brochure here.
Find out more »May 2020
8-Day Directed Retreat
The 8-Day Directed Retreat provides you with individual direction in an environment of silence and prayer. A spiritual director meets with you each day, listens as you share your prayer experiences, helps you reflect on them and discover the path God is revealing to you. This facilitates a deepening of your relationships with God. These retreats are usually based on Sacred Scripture and there is opportunity for participation in a daily Eucharist. Read the brochure here.
Find out more »Blooming in a Greenhouse World
Hope, Faith, and Climate Change Facilitated by Bill Clarke, SJ, Yvonne Prowse, & Greg Kennedy, SJ NEW! Grief, anger, anxiety, despair…these are natural, often unconscious, responses to incessant bad news detailing the fearsome consequences of the human assault on creation. How do we live out our vocation of hopeful creativity, justice and celebration in a world stormy with climate change? Where do we draw the faith to trust in, and the strength to work towards a renewed creation? Through prayer…
Find out more »June 2020
A Taste of Diversity
Loyola House presents “The Taste of Diversity” – featuring three dinners from around the world. Dates include: June 3 November 18 We’ll post the themes shortly. Mass will be at 5pm and dinner at 6pm. Tickets are $60 ea dinner. Space is limited, so order your tickets soon! Call 519 824 1250 ext 241 or email officecoordinator@ignatiusguelph.ca.
Finding Your Way: Weekend of Discernment
Are you wondering about your next step in life? Be part of this retreat designed for people who need time and support in decision making. In addition to personal prayer time, it includes: whole-group, small-group, & individual interactions; opportunities to speak with the presenters about the discernment process. Limited to 18 participants. Read the retreat’s brochure here. Fees reflect live-in ($260) or commuting ($160) options. Commuting means that retreatants participate in the retreat day, go home overnight, and come back…
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